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Miller, Jacob

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  • Name Miller, Jacob 
    Born 6 Mar 1863  Weidenthal, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1879  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 23 Feb 1941  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 

    • The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Jacob Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 27 February 1941 in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Kansas.

      One of the largest crowds ever to attend a funeral in Wathena paid its last respects Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist Church to Jacob Miller who passed away Sunday morning, 23 February. Mr. Miller became ill Christmas day with pneumonia. After a few weeks at home, returned to his business for a short time. But the first week in February he was forced to his bed, and on 13 February he entered St. Joseph Hospital. On 21 February he expressed a desire to come home, he was brought home the next day, death coming the following morning. Mr. Miller would have been 78 years of age had he lived until 6 March. Rev. T. W. Siever, Rev. J. H. Reynolds, and three former pastors of the Methodist Church, Rev. Vernon of Leavenworth, Rev. G. C. Meyer of Topeka and Rev. Q. W. Brakebill of Severance, had part in the funeral service, with Mrs. P. F. Dubach at the organ. Burial was in Belmont Cemetery in charge of the Masonic Lodge, with arrangements by Dodds Funeral Home. Pallbearers were R. B. Carter, P. F. Dubach, F. C. Poirier, Dr. J. G. Swails, George T. Groh, and L. W. Stewart. Mr. Miller was born in Weidenthal, Germany, 6 March 1863. He retained his birth certificate, which is quite a lengthy document, written in German. Mr. Miller was educated in Germany, his schooling including several years of Latin, Greek and French. He crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1879, coming directly to Wathena where he had an uncle. He was employed 1 January 1880 by the late Dr. W. W. Carter in a drug store. The store was housed in a small frame building on the present location of the Miller Pharmacy. With the exception of a few months spent in Montana, he had been on the same location for nearly 60 years, buying Dr. Carter's interest in 1892, after having been made a partner in 1884. Mr. Miller made a trip to Germany in 1904, returning to the United States more satisfied than ever with his adopted country. He and his brother traveled the length and breadth of Germany while he was there. Mr. Miller and Miss Emma Fiegenbaum were married 15 September 1886 and they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1936. He is survived by the wife, five children: Louise, Wilma and Kenneth of Wathena; Mrs. R. G. Larzelere of Troy; Mrs. Roland Beery of Kansas City; six grandchildren; three sisters and one brother, living in Germany; one cousin, Mrs. Octa Myers of Milwaukee; two second cousins, Mrs. Harlan Bradley of Milwaukee and Charles Chase of St. Joseph. Two daughters, Emily and Elsa died in childhood. Mrs. Beery was unable to attend the funeral, having undergone an operation recently. Mr. Miller was an unusual man because of the rarest of a combination of good qualities. Here was a man who loved God, his fellowmen, his family, nature, animal life, and all the fine arts. He was patient, sympathetic, always on the right side of every moral question that ever reared its head in Wathena. Joining the Methodist Church some 50 years ago, he has been one of its most loyal members, helping build the church, serving as chairman of the board of stewards and in many other capacities. He helped establish the Wathena Red Cross Chapter during the World War, and served as its treasurer all these years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, serving as treasurer for many years. He was president of the Fruit Growers Bank. As a breeder of Scotties, he gained quite a reputation in the dog world. Wathena businessmen paid tribute to Mr. Miller by closing for the service, every businessman and woman contributing towards a beautiful floral offering. Truly, he must have been a man to have retained the respect of so many people after 60 years of being in business!
    Buried 25 Feb 1941  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Jacob was buried in Bellemont Cemetery.
    Person ID I66  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2009 

    Family Fiegenbaum, Emma Maria,   b. 16 Dec 1864, Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1951, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1886  Eudora, Douglas County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Residence (family) 1892  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • Mrs. Emma Miller, a resident of Wathena, Kansas, was listed as one of the eight children attending a family reunion in November 1892 at her parents home at Oregon, Missouri.
    Residence (family) Apr 1902  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • "Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller and children Louise, Frieda, Wilma, Kenneth and Katherine" of Wathena, Kansas attended the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Emma's parents at Oregon, Missouri in April, 1902.
    Residence (family) Jan 1934  Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • According to an obituary in January 1934, Benjamin Friedrich Fiegenbaum was survived by his sister, "Mrs. Emma Miller, Wathena."
    Children 
     1. Miller, Louise Dorothea,   b. 16 Sep 1888, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1969, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +2. Miller, Fredricka Frances,   b. 13 Jan 1892,   d. 4 Jun 1981, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Miller, Wilma Pauline,   b. 6 Jul 1894, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1982  (Age 87 years)
     4. Miller, Emily Cordelia,   b. 2 Sep 1896, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1900, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     5. Miller, Elsa Jessica,   b. 2 Nov 1898, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1900, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    +6. Miller, Kathryn Hortense,   b. 30 Jan 1901, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1975, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +7. Miller, Kenneth Carter,   b. 30 Jan 1901, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1970, Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 81.
      Jacob Miller was born on 6 March 1863 at Weidenthal, Germany.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 82.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Jacob Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 27 February 1941 in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Kansas.
           "Mr. Miller was born in Weidenthal, Germany, 6 March 1863. He retained his birth certificate, which is quite a lengthy document, written in German. Mr. Miller was educated in Germany, his schooling including several years of Latin, Greek and French."

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 82.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Jacob Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 27 February 1941 in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Kansas.
           "He crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1879, coming directly to Wathena where he had an uncle."

    4. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 81.
      Jacob Miller died on 23 February 1941 at Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas.

    5. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 82.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Jacob Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 27 February 1941 in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Kansas.
           "One of the largest crowds ever to attend a funeral in Wathena...."

    6. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 82.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Jacob Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 27 February 1941 in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Kansas.
           "One of the largest crowds ever to attend a funeral in Wathena paid its last respects Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist Church to Jacob Miller who passed away Sunday morning, 23 February....Burial was in Belmont Cemetery in charge of the Masonic Lodge, with arrangements by Dodds Funeral Home. Pallbearers were R. B. Carter, P. F. Dubach, F. C. Poirier, Dr. J. G. Swails, George T. Groh, and L. W. Stewart."

    7. [S78] Internet resource, KS GenWeb Internet Genealogical Society; Douglas County, Kansas Marriages, 1886.
      ( http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/archives/douglas/marriage/marr1886.htm). Accessed on 2 March 2003. Jake Miller, of Wathen Kansas, and Emma Fiegenbaum were married on 15 September 1886. Recorded in Book 6, page 233. H. Fiegenbaum, Minister of the Gospel, officiated.

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 81.
      Jacob Miller and Emma Maria Fiegenbaum were married on 15 September 1886 at Eudora, Douglas County, Kansas.

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 81.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Mrs. Emma Miller [Emma Maria Fiegenbaum]. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 29 March 1951 in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Doniphan County, Kansas.
           "She had lived in Wathena since two years before her marriage to Mr. Miller 15 September 1886."

    10. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 82.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Jacob Miller. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 27 February 1941 in the Wathena Times, of Wathena, Kansas.
           "Mr. Miller and Miss Emma Fiegenbaum were married 15 September 1886 and they celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1936. He is survived by the wife, five children: Louise, Wilma and Kenneth of Wathena; Mrs. R. G. Larzelere of Troy; Mrs. Roland Beery of Kansas City; six grandchildren; three sisters and one brother, living in Germany; one cousin, Mrs. Octa Myers of Milwaukee; two second cousins, Mrs. Harlan Bradley of Milwaukee and Charles Chase of St. Joseph. Two daughters, Emily and Elsa died in childhood. Mrs. Beery was unable to attend the funeral, having undergone an operation recently."

    11. [S217] Book, Douglas County, Kansas, Marriage Records, 1885-1897.
      Compiled by Edna Willing and Vivian Clough; indexed by Richard Wellman. Lawrence, Kansas: Douglas County Kansas Genealogical Society, 2008. Volume 2, page 19.
           Jake Miller of Wathena, Kansas and Emma Fiegenbaum of Douglas County, Kansas were married on 15 September 1886 in Douglas County, Kansas. H. Fiegenbaum, Minister of the Gospel, officiated. Marriage record from Book 6, page 233, Office of the Clerk of the Specialized Division of the District Court, Room 144, Law and Judicial Building, Lawrence, Kansas.

    12. [S211] Article or notice, "Family Reunion." Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri). Friday, 11 November 1892; page 1, column 8.
      Digital copies accessed through Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress) at (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1892-11-11/ed-1/seq-1/) in November 2011.
           "Rev. Fred Fiegenbaum, pastor of the German M. E. church of this city, and his wife are enjoying the pleasure of having all their children at home this week for the first time in eight years. It is indeed a dear thing to the hearts of the parents who have passed their three score mile post to be permitted to have all their sons and daughters gathered around them at one time and we trust that nothing shall mar their happiness on this occasion. The following is the names of their children who have been here this week: Mrs. Minnie Sexauer, Des Moines, Ia.; Lydia Howard and daughter, Genevieve, Des Moines, Ia.; Adolph Fiegenbaum, Washington, D. C.; Louis Fiegenbaum, Geneva, Neb.; Theodore Feigenbaum [sic], Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. Emma Miller, Wathena, Kas.; Benj. and Henry Feigenbaum [sic], Lawrence, Kas., and Ed Fiegenbaum, lately of Chicago, who will spend the winter with his parents."

    13. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 37.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an account of the 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Friedrich William and Louisa (Otto) Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts did not identify when and where this report was published, but it seems likely it appeared in the Holt County Sentinel, of Oregon, Missouri.
           From a list of the children of Friedrich and Louisa: "...Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller and children Louise, Frieda, Wilma, Kenneth and Katherine, Wathena, Kansas...."

    14. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 38.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Benjamin Friedrich Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 22 January 1934 in the Lawrence Daily Journal World, of Lawrence, Kansas.
           "Surviving are...two sisters, ...Mrs. Emma Miller, Wathena;...."


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